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Autodesk

AutoCAD Architecture 2008

Fundamentals

Elise Moss

SDC Schroff Development Corporation

www.schroff.comwww.schroff-europe.com

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Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals

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Lesson 3

Floor Plans

The floor plan is central to any architectural drawing. We start by placing the exteriorwalls, then the interior walls, then doors, and finally windows.

Tool Palette WallsCommand Line WallAddMenu Design → Walls → Add Wall

Exercise 3-1:

Creating Exterior Walls

Drawing Name: NewEstimated Time: 10 minutes

This exercise reinforces the following skills:

Create Walls Project Navigator

1. Start a new drawing using QNEW.

2. Launch the Tool Palette.

Select the Walls tab.

Select the CMU-8 RIGID-1.5Air-2 Brick-4: wall style.


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3. Toggle ORTHO ON.

Start the wall at 0,0.Create a rectangle 60′ tall and 30′ wide.

4. Select the Work tab.

5. You see that the walls you placed are really 3-dimensional.

6. Save your drawing as Ex3-1.dwg.

TIP: If you draw a wall and the materials composing the wall are on the wrong side,you can reverse the direction of the wall. Simply select the wall, right click and selectthe Reverse option from the menu.


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Lesson 3 - Floor Plans

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Exercise 3-2:

Convert to Walls

Drawing Name: newEstimated Time: 60 minutes


Convert to Walls Drawing references (previously known as external references or Xrefs) Creating Interior Walls

1. Start a new drawing using QNEW .

2. Go to Insert → External Reference .

3. Locate ex3-1.dwg.Press Open .

TIP: Many architects use external drawing references to organize their projects. Thatway teams of architects can concentrate just on their portions of a building. Externalreferences also use less system resources.


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Uncheck Specify On-Screen under Insertion point, scale, and rotation.

Press OK .This will insert the file as an external reference at 0,0,0.

TIP: You can convert lines, arcs, circles, or polylines to walls. If you have created afloor plan in AutoCAD and want to convert it to 3D, open the floor plan drawinginside of AutoCAD Architecture. Use the Convert to Walls tool to transform yourfloor plan into walls.


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5. Create the layout shown using lines or polylines. (It may be helpful to turn off the A-Walls layer while you are working and createyour lines on layer 0).

Do not add the dimensions or the text toyour drawing. They are there to help you place the lines only.

Don’t draw using rectangles if you are going touse the CONVERT method or you will getduplication of lines over lines, which willaffect the wall creation.

If you do not want to spend time creating thefloor plan, you can download the drawing

‘floor plan.dwg’ from www.schroff1.com.6. Locate the Stud-4 GWB-0.625 Each Side:

wall style.

7. Highlight the Wall tool.Right click and select Apply Tool Properties to → Linework .

8. Select all the interior polylines you just created.

You are prompted if you want to erase the layout geometry. Type Y for Yes.

9. Switch to the Work tab so you can see how your house looks in 3D.


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10. Save the file as ex3-2.dwg.


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Exercise 3-3:

Wall Cleanup

Drawing Name: ex3-2.dwgEstimated Time: 30 minutes


Modifying Walls Edit Justification Wall Tools Xref Manager Edit External References In-Place Unreconciled Layers

1. Open ex3-2.dwg.

2. Add a closet area between the master bedroom andBedroom #1.

To do this, draw a wall from the mid-point of thewall in the horizontal direction and then draw avertical wall from the mid-point of the newhorizontal wall.

3. To center the vertical wall, select it.Right click and select Edit Justification .

4. Diamond grips will appear to indicate different wall justification methods (Left/Right/Center).

Select the Center Diamond.


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5. Draw a closet in Bedroom #2.Use the same interior wall style.Set the wall 1 ′ from the hallway wall and 6 ′ in length.

Draw a vertical line 2 ′ inside the living room area.

Locate the exterior wall style we used previously.

Convert the vertical line to the exterior wall styles using ApplyTool Properties to Linework .


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9. Use the Break tool to create the opening for the living roomentrance.

10. Locate the CMU-8 Rigid-1.5 Air-2Brick-4 wall style.

11. Draw a new wall section indenting 4 ′ inusing the end points of the remainingexterior wall.

12. A circle with an ‘x’ will appear. This indicates a fault error.A fault error occurs when walls over-lap or you have a wallin the wrong direction.

In this case, the wall was drawn in a different direction (note

the hatch pattern.) from the other walls.


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13. If you select the wall, blue grips appear. The blue arrow indicatesthe exterior side of the wall.

14. If you select a different wall, you see that the blue arrow islocated on the opposite side.

All the walls should have the blue arrow located on the exteriorside.

To flip the wall, simply left pick on the blue arrow.

15. The corners may require some clean-up work.

16. Select a wall.Right click and select Apply ‘L’Cleanup .Then select the adjacent wall.

17. Select the Save and Close Xref tool.

18. Press OK .

You can now edit the interior walls butnot the exterior walls.


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19. The walls appear cleaner.

If you have difficulty cleaning up the walls using the ‘Edit Xref in- place’ option, select the external reference, right click and select‘Open Xref’. This will open up the file you are referencing. Clean up

the walls as needed, then save. The drawing hosting the externalreference will update.

You may see a notification that you have unreconciled layers.Unreconciled layers are new layers that have been added to a drawingwithout user acknowledgement. When you inserted the external referencefile, new layers were added to the drawing.

20. Select the layer alert icon in the task tray.

21. You will see a category forUnreconciled New Layers andthe right pane will display alist of the new layers.

22. Highlight the layer in the right pane.

Right click and select ‘ReconcileLayer’.


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23. The layer will be added to the UsedLayer list.

Press Apply and OK to exit theLayer Manager dialog.

24. The drawing is now updated.

Save as ex3-3.dwg .


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Exercise 3-4:

Adding Closet Doors

Drawing Name: Ex3-3.dwgEstimated Time: 10 minutes


Adding Doors Door Properties

1. Open ex3-3.dwg.

2. Locate the Bifold-Double door on the Doors tab of theTool Palette.

3. Highlight the Bifold-Double door.Right click and select Properties .

TIP: To create a freestanding door, press the ENTER key when prompted to pick awall. You can then use the grips on the door entity to move and place the doorwherever you like.

To move a door along a wall, use Door → Reposition → Along Wall. Use the OSNAPFrom option to locate a door a specific distance from an adjoining wall.


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4. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the Standard sizes to5′-0″ x 6′-8″ .

Set the Opening percentage to 50 .

A 25% opening will show a door swing at a 45-degree angle.The value of the Opening percentage determines the angle of the arc swing.A 50% value indicates the door will appear half-open at a 90-degree angle.

5. Expand the Location section.

Set Position along wall to Offset/Center .

Set the Automatic offset to 1′-2 1/2″ .

(This will center the closet doors along the wall.)

Press OK to close the Properties dialog.

TIP: Note the vertical alignment field. It defaults to a threshold height of 0″ fordoors and a head height of 6′8″ for windows. You will need to adjust these defaults inmulti-story buildings.

TIP: If you left click in the field, a down arrow will appear…select the down arrowand you will get a list of standard sizes. Then, select the size you want.


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6. Place the Bifold Double doors at the two closets.

The orientation of the door swing is determined by the wall side selected.In both cases, you want to select the outside face of the wall.

7. Place a Bi-fold Double door in the wall shown.

8. Save as ex3-4.dwg.


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Exercise 3-5:

Adding Interior Doors



Adding Doors Door Properties

We will add single hinge doors in the areas shown.

You may need to do some wall cleanup to get the rooms to look proper.

Use AddWall, Extend, and Trim as needed.

Try to keep the walls so they line up to keep the floor plan looking clean.

1. Open ex3-4.dwg.

2. Locate the Single Hinged door on the Doors tab of the Tool Palette.Right click and select Properties .


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3. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the Standard sizes to2′-6″ x 8′-0″ . Set the Swing angle to 25 .

4. Set the Position along wall to Offset/ Center .Set the Automatic offset to 6″ .

Press OK .

5. Place the doors as indicated on the previous page.

6. Save the file ex3-5.dwg .

Exercise 3-6:

Add Opening



Adding Openings Opening Properties Copying Tools Set Image from Selection

Openings can be any size and elevation. They can be applied to a wall or befreestanding. Openings are placed on Layer A-Wall-Open. The Add Opening Propertiesallow the user to either select a Pre-defined shape for the opening or use a custom shape.


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1. Open ex3-5.dwg.

2. Locate the Opening on the Design tab of theTool Palette.

Copy a Tool

3. Right click and select Copy .

4. Select the Doors tab.Right click and select Paste .

5. Highlight the copied tool.Right click and select Properties .

6. Change the Name to Arched Opening .Change the Description to Creates an archedopening object .

Expand the General section.Set the Description to Creates an ArchedOpening . Set the Layer key to OPENING . Set the Shape to Arch .


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Expand the Dimensions section.Set the Width to 3′-0″ .Set the Height to 6′-8″ .Set the Rise to 1′-0″ .

Press OK .

Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall to Offset/Center .Set the Automatic offset to 3′-4″ .

7. Place the arched opening in the dining roomwall.

8. Use View → 3D orbit to view the arched opening.

Create an Image for a Tool

9. Select the Arched Opening icon.Right click and select Set Image from Selection… Pick the arched opening you created.

The icon updates to show an arched opening.

Next we place a rectangular opening in the locationindicated.


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10. Select the Cased Opening tool from the Doors Tool Palette.

11. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the Width to 6′-0″ .Set the Height to 6′-8″ .

Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall to Offset/Center .Set the Automatic offset to 6″ .

12. Place the opening in the wall between thekitchen and the dining room.

13. Select the Work tab to view the openings.

Select the Model tab.


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14. Place a rectangular opening between the kitchen and thefamily room.

This is our floor plan so far.

The view is set to Low Detail and rotated 90degrees.



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Exercise 3-7:

Adding Doors



Adding Doors

1. Open ex3-6.dwg.

We will add an entry door on the wall indicated.

Remember the exterior walls reside on an externalreference.

Select the Exterior Walls.Right click and select Edit Xref in-place .

Press OK .

Enable Automatically select all nested objects .

Press OK .

2. Select the Hinged-Double-Exterior door.


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3. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the Standard size to 4′-0″ x 6′-8″ .Set the Swing angle to 0.

Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall to Offset/Center .Set the Automatic offset to 6″ .

4. Place the door so it is centered in the wall.

5. Select the Overhead-Sectional door.

6. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the Standard size to 8′-0″ x 7′-0″ .Set the Swing angle to 0.

7. Set the Position along wall toOffset/Center .Set the Automatic offset to 6″ .


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8. Place the door in the garage wall.

9. Switch to the Work tab to view the garage door and frontentry door.

Switch back to the Model tab.

10. Next we add a sliding door to thefamily room wall indicated.

11. Select a Sliding Door –Double Full Lite to add to thefamily room.

12. Set the Standard Size to 8′-0″ x 7′-0″ .Set the Opening percent to 0.


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Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall to O ffset/Center .Set the Automatic offset to 4′-0″ .

13. Place the sliding door.

14. Save the changes back to the external

reference.

15. Press OK .

16. If your doors don’t look proper, use theDisplay Manager to modify the appearance.

17. Go to Format → Display Manager .


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18. Expand the Configurations folder.

Locate the Plan configuration under Medium Detail.

Note that this configuration is in bold because it is the

current active configuration.

19. Place a check mark for Doorsand Door/Window Assembly toset them visible in all views.

Press Apply and OK .

20. Select the Work tab to view your model.



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Exercise 3-8:

Add Window Assemblies

Drawing Name: Lesson 3-7.dwgEstimated Time: 30 minutes


Add Windows

1. Open ex3-7.dwg.

Select the Model tab .

2. Select an exterior wall.

Right click and select Edit Xref In-place .

Press OK .

3. Select the Windows tab of the Tool Palette.Select the Casement-Double window.

4. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the size to 2′-10″ x 3′-0″ .

5. Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall toOffset/Center .Set the Offset to 4′-0″ .Set the Head height to 4′-8″ .


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6. Select the wall shown and theendpoint indicated.

The endpoint is where the offsetis calculated from.

7. Select the Casement-Double window again.

8. Place the window on the vertical master bedroomwall.

Remember – if you don’t like the position of any of theWindows, you can reposition them. Just select the window,right click, and select ‘Reposition Along Wall.’

9. Select the Casement: Single Casement window.

10. Expand the Dimensions section.

Set the size to 2′-0″ x 3′-0″ .


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Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall to Offset/Center .Set the Offset to 3′-1″ .

11. Place the window in the master bath wall.

12. Place a 2′-10″ x 3′-0″ Double Casement window inBedroom #1 using a 4′-8″ offset.

13. Place a 2′-10″ x 3′-0″ Double Casement window in

Bedroom #1 using a 4′-8″ offset on the left verticalwall.


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14. Place a 2′-10″ x 3′-0″ Double Casementwindow in Bedroom #2 using a 6′-8″ offseton the left vertical wall.

A small edit field will appear when youselect the wall to place a window that allowsyou to change the size of offset on the fly.

15. Locate the Picture- Arched to place in the left dining roomwall.

16. Expand the Dimensions section.Set the size to 2′-10″ x 4′-10″ Rise 5″ .

17. Expand the Location section.Set the Position along wall toOffset/Center .Set the Offset to 8′-0″ .

18. Place the window.


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19. Add a 2′-0″ x 3′-0″ Casement: Single window usinga 9 ′-2″ offset to the kitchen.

Set the Head height to 6′8″ .

This will ensure that any cabinetry in thekitchen does not interfere with thewindow.

20. Place an 3′-0″ x 4 ′ 6″ Rise 5″ Arched

Picture window with an offset of 0″ on eachside of the entry door in the right living roomwall.

21. Select the Save Edits tool.Press OK to save the modifications to your drawing.

If Wall Defect symbols appear, try reversing the direction of the wall or using theWall Cleanup tools. That should eliminate any errors.

22. Your floor planshould look similarto the one shownhere.

Save as ex3-8.dwg .


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Exercise 3-9:

Adding a Fireplace



Using the Design Center Adding Openings

In this exercise, we add a fireplace to the family room. You can download the fireplacefrom the publisher’s website or use the fireplace available from the Design Center.

1. Open ex3-8.dwg.

Select the Model tab .

2. Select the Design Center tool or type ADC on the command line.

3. Select the DC Online tab.

Note: In order to access DC Online, you must have an active internet connection. If you do not have an active connection, you can download the file from the publisher’s website and come back to this exercise.

4. In the Standard Parts section, browse to Fireplaces under 3D Architectural/House Design .


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5. There is a 3D model with a Hearth.

6. Hover the mouse over the file icon. An eyedropper will appear.

This means the content is idrop-enabled. Simply hold down yourleft mouse button to fill the eyedropper, then keep the left mousebutton down, move the mouse into the graphics window andrelease the left mouse button to drag and drop the symbol into thedrawing file.

7. Place the fireplace into the family room wall.

8. Use the 3D Orbit tool to inspect how the fireplace appears.

Go back to a plan view.

9. Go to the Walls Tool Palette.

Select the Brick-4 Brick-4 wall style.

10. Draw a wall 3′ 4

″ in the vertical direction and4′ 8″ in the horizontal direction to enclose the

hearth.


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11. Switch to a NE Isometric view to inspect the chimney.

12. We need to make the chimney taller.

Select the walls for the chimney that were just placed.

Right click and select Properties .

13. Under Dimensions:

Set the Base Height to 16 ′ .

14. The chimney now looks better.

Switch back to a plan view.

15. Place a small section of wall to enclose the chimney.

16. Select the wall for the chimney that was just placed.

Right click and select Properties .


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17. Under Location:

Set the Elevation to 8′ .

18. Use 3D Orbit to inspect your work so far.

19. If you switch to a 3D hidden visual style, you see that weneed an opening in our fireplace.

Switch back to a plan view.

20. Select the wall where the fireplace is placed.

Right click and select Edit Xref in-place .


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21. Press OK .

22. Select the Opening tool from the Design Palette.

23. Change the Height to 2′ 10 ″ .

24. Place the opening in the wall.


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25. Use 3D Orbit and Zoom to inspect the opening in thefireplace.

26. Use the Add tool to add the chimneyand fireplace to the externalreference.

27. Select the Save icon to save thechange to the external reference.

28. Press OK .

29. Your finished fireplace and chimney should looksimilar to this.

Save the file as ex3-9.dwg .

Close all open drawings.You can do this by typing CLOSEALL on thecommand line.

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